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As you read this carefully-graded list, right down to the “British Empire Medal” recipients, remember that the Major govt abolished the BEM because it was too patronising, and the Cameron govt restored it, because they liked being patronising. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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I wept for the both for you and for me From “the Extinguished Star” The Iranian poet, Parnia Abbasi, and her family were killed by Israel in its bombing of Tehran. All were reportedly civilians. www.pamenarpress.com/post/parnia-...

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We are witnessing the birth of new generational trauma. I remember my Oma's face when she recalled the horrors of WWII in her tiny town. People, her friends disappearing. She fought Hitler from the inside. I will continue that legacy here. Love to all 💜

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"Bluesky is dead" Meanwhile on Bluesky:

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We are officially in the Third Red Scare. This letter from Josh Hawley to the @pslweb.bsky.social is absolutely chilling.

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Seeing the NYT talk about its reporter embedding with ICE makes me uncomfortable. You simply aren't doing unbiased journalism if you've accepted the parameters for doing that, and it's no different than embedding with an organized crime ring.

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Maria Nolasco’s tent was filled with the belongings she had kept since she’d been evicted. She lost them when Salem Police swept her tent and hasn’t seen them since. Maria was one of over 29,000 homeless individuals in Massachusetts last year. unicornriot.ninja/2025/the-cit...

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Mid & East Antrim will hold their first ever Pride parade this year in Ballymena on 28 June. M&EA are going to need a lot of us to show up for reasons that should be obvious given what's happening in the town atm. Numerous counter-protests have already been registered. This is what Pride is about

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If the United States saw what the United States is doing in the United States, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

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I do feel Liz Kendall is flying under the radar as the focus is on winter fuel allowance. This is properly EVIL stuff and she should be ashamed.

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Exclusive: US quietly sent hundreds of Hellfire missiles to Israel before Iran attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-us-quietly-sent-hundreds-hellfire-missiles-israel-iran-attack

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"Science Shattered". I confess that even I was unaware of the statement that opens this piece: "The National Institutes of Health is responsible for more than 80% of the world’s grant investment in biomedical research." 🧪 projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...

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The senator thing is bad, but today the government openly said they intend to use military force to depose democratically elected leaders, and they argued in court the president has unreviewable power to put national guard under his command. Mere “constitutional crisis” was ten exits ago.

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Serendipitous that this article comes out right after we were discussing Sex Matters' bullshit about intersex people. bsky.app/profile/shel...

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Numerous lawmakers condemned Iran after Israel’s strikes on residential buildings and nuclear sites, which killed nearly 80 people. Posting phrases like “pray for Israel,” characterizing Israel as a victim even as it launched unprompted strikes with no evidence of Iran imminently attacking them.

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Newsom wants the National Guard back in his control so that he can deploy it on the streets himself to crush protests (which Trump can't really do with the same authority)

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There's no point in screenshotting the overwhelming examples of pundits who pretended to be anti-war and now are drooling at the opportunity to for a full scale invasion of Iran. Most people knew that. It's figures like Glenn Greenwald who tried to convince you the "anti-war" right was even a thing

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That's really not good. All military conflicts end with some kind of negotiation. If there is no chain of command who do you negotiate with? Which means the commanders on the ground will have to just interpret what their last orders were which leads to escalation.

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ChatGPT once informed a friend that I was a professor of literature at both UC Berkeley and Princeton University, and that my novel “I Am The Violence,” which does not exist, had been shortlisted for the national book award. Also, I was apparently a lady. Exciting life for alternate reality me!

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Yelling “what’s your name???” at people getting arrested for a violation while surrounded by cameras is a great way to dox them.

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The DHSC will argue in the information rights tribunal that the secrecy surrounding the Appleby Review should be maintained. As I’ve said before, if there’s truly nothing to hide, then no exemption under the FoIA should stand. The fact that they are resisting is both revealing and terrifying.

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This is grim.

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If they're masked and unidentified, with no warrant, they shouldn't be called ICE agents. Why are reporters taking them at their word?

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So thrilled that Andy George, with whom we've been working, has been cleared of misconduct. The notion that Black people shouldn't speak out about racism is a moral obscenity. goodlaw.social/08is

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HAPPENING NOW: Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil ask the judge overseeing his case to explicitly order his release from immigration detention. The judge's order was ambiguous on this, and the administration has not made clear whether it will, in fact, release him at 9:30 (CT) today.

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Everyone always talks ABOUT trans kids, but they never talk TO trans kids I interviewed Trans Kids Deserve Better. These kids are so brave. Check it out! youtu.be/lQ-C4WqBf30

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Abortion is illegal in Engand and Wales, but allowed up to 24 weeks. Stella Creasy MP is asking parliament to decriminalise abortion in a crime bill being voted on next week. Use the form below to write to your MP asking them to support her initiative action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...

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If you see them, no you didn't.

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NEW: 12 masked armed men try to enter a homeless shelter without saying who they are. ICE agents park outside an elementary school, sparking fear and a car accident. Local police respond to a call about a possible assault, only to find ICE. Inside one day on LI: theintercept.com/2025/06/13/i...

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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx

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my most important opinion is that all regional pizzas are vital parts of the overall pizza ecosystem. you hate chicago deep dish? then you hate pizza. you hate provel cheese? you hate pizza. you hate little caesar? he is the emperor. show some respect. all pizza is canon

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Many are asking why bird flu has suddenly disappeared from the headlines. The truth is, it hasn’t gone anywhere. According to my CDC sources, H5N1 is spreading especially among symptomatic farm workers.

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Counterpoint: this land is your land. This land is my land. - Woody Guthrie

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Disgusting, craven bs from CHLA, whose wealthy higher-ups are cutting essential healthcare for thousands of trans people because of..."a shifting policy landscape." No guns to their heads. Not even an actual lawsuit. Grow a spine or expect communities to inflict consequences for cowardice

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Looks like a summer wave of #Covid may be starting in Europe, per #ECDC. www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

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Nothing illustrates the all-encompassing social and institutional denial of Covid-19 more keenly than the absolute refusal of many governments to accept that the disease and its many sequelae are a significant causative factor in increased school absenteeism. Wilful blindness.

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Update: We've removed the paywall for all ye who enter.

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Sourcing the dispute to Padilla even when the video proves Padilla is right is an explicit endorsement of the White House's credibility by a news organization

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Grab your coffee/tea & read this!

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